HOUSTON -
After helping lead the University of Houston men's basketball team to a pair of wins last week, junior guard Aubrey Coleman was honored Monday as the Conference USA Player of the Week.

It was his fifth weekly award from Conference USA this season but his first Player of the Week nod. The Houston native is a four-time recipient of the league's Rookie of the Week honor.

Coleman averaged a double-double on the week (28.5 ppg and 11.0 rpg) as he helped lead the Cougars to win against Conference USA-rivals UCF and Rice. On Wednesday at UCF, Coleman scored 30 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, becoming just the 10th player in school history to record back-to-back 30-point games and the first since the 1991-92 season.

In a win against crosstown rival Rice on Saturday, he scored 21 of his game-high 27 points in the second half while adding 12 rebounds. It was his team-leading eighth double-double of the year.

This season, Coleman leads the team and ranks third in the league with 20.0 points and is fourth in C-USA with 8.2 rebounds per game. He is the only player in Conference USA to rank among the league's top-four individual leaders in both categories.

Memphis guard Tyreke Evans was named the C-USA Rookie of the Week.

NEXT GAME FOR HOUSTON
The Cougars return to action at 7 p.m., Wednesday, when they meet Conference USA-rival SMU in Dallas. That game can be heard live on 790 AM The Sports Animal or on the Internet at UHCougars.com with Tom Franklin calling the play-by-play action.

The pregame show is slated to begin 15 minutes before tip-off.

Fans also can follow the play-by-play action by clicking the GameTracker link at UHCougars.com.

Fans in the Dallas-Fort Worth area also can see the game live on Metro Sports (Channel 185 on Time-Warner Cable) with C.J. Martin calling the play-by-play action and Dave Michaels providing analysis.

NEXT HOME GAME FOR HOUSTON
Following the SMU game, the Cougars return to Hofheinz Pavilion to play host to league-rival Tulane at 7 p.m., Saturday, inside Hofheinz Pavilion. That game will be part of a doubleheader with the women's team, which plays host to UTEP at noon, Feb. 14.

Free admission is available to approved groups of 10 or more people for the remaining Saturday home games (Feb. 14, vs. Tulane; Feb. 21, vs. UCF and March 7, vs. SMU). For more information, please call the Marketing Office at 713-743-9453.

Fans can purchase their tickets by calling 713-GO-COOGS or by stopping by the Athletics Ticket Office in the Athletics/Alumni Center during regular business hours, Monday through Friday. Fans always can purchase tickets by visiting UHCougars.com and clicking on the Tickets links.